Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Namibia
Namibia: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.3387 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia is 0.3387 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia peaked at 0.4181 kg per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0117 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 137th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0117 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0184 kg per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0227 kg per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0275 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0354 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0436 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0476 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0516 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0555 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0594 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0634 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0674 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0714 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0753 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0793 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0834 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0872 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0912 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0951 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0991 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1031 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1069 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.111 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1151 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1189 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1231 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1269 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1365 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1438 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1511 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1583 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1656 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1729 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1802 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1874 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2018 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2518 kg per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2733 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2946 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3123 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3486 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3514 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3673 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3752 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3833 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.384 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3842 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3993 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4099 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4142 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4181 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2827 kg per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3159 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3507 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3655 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3333 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3318 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.346 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3412 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3399 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3387 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3387 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.7 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3387 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.17 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +57.4% | 0.0117 kg per square kilometre | 0.0184 kg per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -32.4% | 0.4181 kg per square kilometre | 0.2827 kg per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +28.6% | 0.0275 kg per square kilometre | 0.0354 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0331 kg per square kilometre | 0.0117 kg per square kilometre | 0.0516 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0734 kg per square kilometre | 0.0555 kg per square kilometre | 0.0912 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.113 kg per square kilometre | 0.0951 kg per square kilometre | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1749 kg per square kilometre | 0.1365 kg per square kilometre | 0.2518 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3474 kg per square kilometre | 0.2733 kg per square kilometre | 0.3842 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3621 kg per square kilometre | 0.2827 kg per square kilometre | 0.4181 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3414 kg per square kilometre | 0.3387 kg per square kilometre | 0.346 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 134 Slovenia 0.3854 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Ireland 0.3835 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Samoa 0.3535 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Serbia 0.3383 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3345 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Mauritania 0.3202 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia was 0.3387 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4181 kg per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0117 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Namibia ranks 137th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.